In July I was lucky enough to speak to the editor of the Hammersmith and Fulham News, Geoff regarding publicising a Business Link London Ladies Event. He was very interested in what we are doing so later got Caroline one of his reporters to interview me. How exciting! Then we had our pictures taken in the office - more excitement!
I noticed she included my 'bread and water' comment - I meant very Expensive bread and High End water of course and a comfortable lifestyle!!!!! But we're gunning for a more luxurious (almost Monte Carlo!) Future too!
Thanks to this article we have received quite a few phone calls and new session bookings! Thank you Hammersmith and Fulham News!
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http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/News/Women_in_business_WealthBabes.asp
Matched up: Amanda Steadman from WealthBabes
Everyone is aiming for the best work-life balance, but it can be difficult to achieve. A Hammersmith-based business-woman is leading the sisterhood to the heady heights of success, fortune and the perfect work-family balance.
Amanda Steadman launched WealthBabes two years ago, offering local women training on how to start their own companies, as well as tips on internet marketing and savvy property investments.
The indefatigable entrepreneur said she had specially tailored her business seminars and one-on-one coaching with a feminine market in mind. "I'm helping people to realise their own potential, and we particularly look at the areas of business, internet marketing and property and investments," she said. "I help a lot of clients to buy property in the US because that's a good way to start getting a second income on the side. It also allows them to spend more time with their family, which is a big thing for women."
Amanda, 36, runs WealthBabes from an office just beside Lyric Square. "We have clients all around the world, but 75 per cent of them are in Hammersmith or west London," she said. "I chose Hammersmith because it's reasonably priced, it's very accessible and I also love all the markets in the square - it's just a nice atmosphere around here."
The business offers clients individual 90-minute consultations for £150 and a number of regular seminars and a monthly Millionairess Club, offering business training, motivational tips and practical workshops.
Amanda employs five people at WealthBabes and regularly has between 50 and 120 clients on her books, ranging from struggling single mums to high-flying City executives.
"We have a few male clients, but I would say about 98 per cent of our clients are women," Amanda said. "I think women generally like to have another woman to talk things over with them. We can go through what is most important to them, and I think if you're talking to another woman you can be more open about it and get to the truth more quickly. Then we can draw up a business plan about what they really want. It isn't just about numbers and success - women also want to build on their personal life and spend more time with their children or partner."
Amanda, who is engaged to property buyer and marketer Franck Robert and lives in Chiswick, said she had struck on the idea of running her own business in 2007 after spending several years working in recruitment and training corporate headhunters.
"I spent a lot of time going round the world and training people to run their own business, hire people and make money as fast as possible, and then I decided I wanted to try it for myself," she said. "I left a £68,000 job to start my own business and the prospect of not earning anything for at least the first few months was quite scary."
So two years on, in the midst of a recession, just how successful has the WealthBabes founder been in her own venture? "I've got over a million pounds' property portfolio now, I've got five staff and we have between 4,000 and 5,000 people on our database, receiving our regular newsletters," she said. "I'm not a multi-millionaire yet, but I would like to think that in the next year to 18 months I will reach a point of financial freedom.
"If I stopped working now, I would probably still have enough income to live on bread and water and pay my bills, but to live the kind of lifestyle I enjoy it's going to take a bit longer."
And the entrepreneur believes the most important ingredient in success is incredibly simple: choose a job you really enjoy. "It's so important for people to be doing something they're passionate about - but in London a lot of people really don't like their jobs," she said. "Once people have identified what they enjoy and are good at, the rest normally falls into place. I really believe in doing something you love."
http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Images/45-49_hfbusiness_tcm21-128090.pdf
